808 isn't fun
In 1864, the British scientist Maxwell proposed a complete theory of electromagnetic waves; In 1887, the German physicist Hertz experimentally confirmed the existence of electromagnetic waves; In 1893, Nikola Tesla completed the study of radio; Then, on Christmas Eve 1906, two Americans made the first-ever broadcast in New York.
Because of Li Mu's intervention, radio was born 17 years ahead of schedule, and the emergence of radio was also nearly 30 years ahead of schedule.
This is where scientific guidance comes in, and if Antonio Meugchi had been able to learn English and tell people about his invention in newspapers in English, would there be any controversy about the inventor of the telephone?
If Edison had experimented with Japanese bamboo silk for the first time when he first started researching electric lighting, would there have been more than 6,000 experiments later?
If someone had thrown Qian an moldy melon in 1929, would penicillin have appeared earlier?
There are not too many assumptions in scientific research, Edison once said that one percent of genius is inspiration, ninety-nine percent is sweat, but that one percent of inspiration is the most important, even more important than the ninety-nine percent of sweat, many people only know the first half, but do not know the more important second half.
Therefore, Li Mucai is the boss of the Junma Laboratory, and Nikola Tesla, even if he is a "god" in the field of electricity, is just a senior researcher in the Junma Laboratory.
Grace Vanderbilt still doesn't know what Li Mu's "idea" is worth, but what Grace Vanderbilt knows is that if Li Mu can call it an "idea", it must be of extraordinary value, which is the conclusion that Grace Vanderbilt has drawn through facts.
"I'll go to your office tomorrow." In the face of his own investors, Grace Vanderbilt is still more sensible, Li Mu can be a corporal, but Grace Vanderbilt can't accept it calmly, there are too many people in history who fail on the eve of success, the Vanderbilt family has already experienced a failure, and Grace Vanderbilt is deeply impressed.
"What are you talking about?" Rockefeller was very interested in all of Li Mu's "ideas".
"You've seen the same telegram we used on the 'Sea Heavy Cavalry'." Li Mu had nothing to hide from Rockefeller, after all, Rockefeller was also on the "Sea Heavy Cavalry" and had already used the radio, so there was no need to hide it at all.
"What's there to value about this?" Rockefeller did not realize the significance of radio for navigation.
Before the advent of radio, ships sailing on the ocean could only communicate with each other by using flags or lights, of which flags were mainly used during the day and lights were mainly used at night.
The use of these methods to connect on the boundless ocean is very restricted by objective conditions, such as in bad weather, whether it is a flag or a light, there are great limitations, at this time, in fact, the fate of ocean ships is more in the hands of God, if God is in a good mood, then there may be no accidents, but if God is in a bad mood, then the outcome is often not good.
With radio, the communication between ships is no longer restricted by objective conditions, and ocean-going ships no longer have to worry about getting lost with their companions, and no longer have to worry about losing power and can only passively wait for death, in the same way, as long as they have enough confidence in themselves, ocean-going navigation is no longer a life-threatening life, as long as there is enough confidence, the significance of the team will no longer play a decisive role, which is of very special significance, especially for the military field.
In the face of Rockefeller, of course, Li Mu does not need to explain in such detail, anyway, Rockefeller does not engage in shipping, nor does he have shipyards, and he does not care about the future of the US Navy, Rockefeller only cares about whether there is room for interference and whether he can make money, and this, because of Li Mu's existence, Rockefeller is not so important.
"Your arsenic, my honey-" Li Mu spoke Chinese directly, whether Rockefeller can understand it or not, this may be a bit rude, but it doesn't matter, with the friendship between Li Mu and Rockefeller, Rockefeller will not mind.
"Telegraph, can you load the telegram on the ship now?" J· P. Morgan was more sensitive to technological advances, and unlike Rockefeller, who focused on the oil sector, J. Morgan was more sensitive to technological advances. P. Morgan's investment channels are large and complex, as long as it is a project that can make money, J· P. Morgan was interested, especially in areas related to new technologies.
"Yes, I want to put all the ships on the radio—" Li Mu said when he was observing. P. Morgan's expression, J. Morgan's expression, J. Morgan's expression P. Morgan just showed surprise, and Li Mu immediately blocked: "Don't think about it, this business belongs to Grace, whether it is a civilian ship, or a warship, whether it is an American or a European one, as long as you are willing to pay, you can get the latest radio transceiver device - this has been verified on the 'Sea Heavy Cavalry', and the performance is absolutely reliable." ”
Military technology is involved in a question of reliability, and no one dares to take military risks unless it is a technology that has been proven, such as aircraft that have been around for several years, and although ZAMA Airlines has always wanted to open up the military market, the War Department has been hesitant.
This cannot be blamed on the Ministry of War for being conservative, after all, the reliability of the aircraft has not been verified, the Panama Canal Company is the first enterprise to use a large number of aircraft, although in the process of measuring the Panama Canal, the performance of the aircraft is not bad, and the survey task of the canal has been completed excellently, and the task that was originally planned to be completed within two years is concentrated in five months, but the 20 planes ordered by the Panama Canal Company from Horse Airlines are now almost falling, and this loss rate is indeed disturbing.
At this time, Li Mu's foresight once again played a key role, if it was a different person, maybe he had been scared off by the ultra-high discount rate, and no longer invested a large amount of money to carry out improved research on the aircraft, Li Mu did not have to worry about this problem, Li Mu knew how good the prospects of the aircraft were, knew that the stability of the aircraft would gradually improve, and one day, the stability of the aircraft would become acceptable, so Li Mu has not stopped supporting aircraft research, and even Li Mu has increased a part of the research budget, Now that the third model of the JAMA Airlines aircraft has been successfully developed and 500 hours of safe flight data have been obtained, it will not be long before the Ministry of War will realize the importance of the aircraft, and the Ministry of War will become the largest customer of ZAMA Airlines.
"Cool! The U.S. domestic market is certainly fine, but what about Europe? I remember Reem you weren't very popular in Europe, can you successfully install radios on warships in European countries? ”J· P. Morgan is not in a hurry, business, there will always be a way to think more.
Indeed, Li Mu has been on the blacklist of several European countries, but it doesn't matter, Li Mu is Li Mu, Grace Vanderbilt is Grace Vanderbilt, Li Mu is only Grace Vanderbilt's partner, not Grace Vanderbilt's boss, if this Vanderbilt shipyard will be banned by European countries, then the list of European countries is a little too long.
A fact that cannot be ignored is that Li Mu is not only the boss of the Junma Group, but also the boss of the San Diego Investment Company. The company co-founded by P. Morgan has now become an investor in countless American and European companies, and even in the United Kingdom, there is a branch of the San Diego Investment Company.
"Why not? I'm not going to provoke the British. Although Li Mu knew that he was not very popular, it was impossible to admit it.
"Is it just British? Don't the Spaniards hate you? And what about the Russians? ”J· P. Morgan sneered, compared to the arms dealers that everyone hated, J. Morgan sneered, compared to the arms dealers that everyone hat P. Morgan is a popular angel investor, and the difference between the two is too great.
Although Li Mu himself does not feel serious, but the development of the Junma Group until now, I don't know if there are many enemies who are guilty, needless to say the British, Li Mu is still supporting the Boers and the British in South Africa, and the British have long been eager to kill Li Mu; The Spaniards also hated Li Mu to death, from Cuba to Luzon, even if it is not an exaggeration to say that Li Mu single-handedly destroyed the colonial system that was left in the hands of the Spaniards to cover their shame; There are also Russians, although Li Mu denies the relationship between Junma Group and Ezo Company, but the Russians don't think so, otherwise Nicholas would not go directly to Li Mu after going to New York.
"What do you want to say?" Li Mu was not angry, although J· P. Morgan is indeed more popular than Li Mu, but if he said it so directly to his face, even with Li Mu's thick skin, he really felt that he couldn't get up and down.
"What I'm trying to say is that Grace isn't necessarily more familiar with European countries than I am, what do you think?" J· P. Morgan put it another more euphemistically, which is also true, although the Vanderbilt family had a big business at the beginning, it was limited to the United States, and did not have much influence in Europe, especially after the old Vanderbilt gave up the shipping industry and shifted the family focus to the railroad, the Vanderbilt family had no sense of existence in Europe.
The Morgan family is different, the Chinese pay attention to not putting their eggs in the same basket, the Morgan family is also well aware of the truth of the three holes of the cunning rabbit, the headquarters of the Morgan family is still in London, in Europe, it is obvious that the Morgan family is more influential than Li Mu and Grace Vanderbilt combined.
"I hate to admit it, but it seems like that's it." If it weren't for J· P. Morgan asked, that Grace Vanderbilt really didn't want to show any presence, and now he couldn't speak. P. Morgan has already been named, and Grace Vanderbilt is not as thick-skinned as Li Mu.
"That's it, Grace, the American market is all yours, and the European market is left to me, and I can guarantee the channels, the profits, and the products of the Vanderbilt shipyard will not be subjected to any difficulties." J· P. Morgan's logical request, not worried that Li Mu and Grace Vanderbilt disagreed, money is not finished, business to a certain extent, it is necessary to consider appropriate cooperation to increase the company's ability to resist risks, money is not enough, the Vanderbilt family was strong at the beginning, but when it fell, the wall immediately fell down and everyone pushed, almost to the death of the family, this lesson is profound enough.
Although I knew that J· P. Morgan's distribution is more in line with reality, but Grace Vanderbilt didn't dare to make a decision, so he simply looked at Li Mu directly and handed over all the decisions to Li Mu.
"So be it, Piper, if you want to do it, then contact Grace." Li Mu agreed with J· P. Morgan's proposal, anyway, will not affect Li Mu's profits, so let J· P. Morgan helped Li Mu to open up the market, why not do it.
Regardless of J· How did P. Morgan cooperate with Grace Vanderbilt, and in the end, it was always the Horse Labs that provided the radio, so the largest part of the cake must belong to Li Mu. P. Morgan or Grace Vanderbilt will not disagree, this is the power of knowledge, if the republic of another time and space also has the United States' protection of intellectual property, then the country's GDP will not surpass that of the United States until 2027.
Well, about the above 2027, that's just speculation, maybe sooner, maybe later, it doesn't matter, but the final result will not change.
"Hey, hey, did you just leave me behind?" Rockefeller, who watched the play for a long time, was very dissatisfied, this is still on the "Aphrodite", Rockefeller's territory, just ignoring Rockefeller directly, is it a bit excessive?
"Hehe, of course not, I thought you weren't interested, if you're interested, of course we're welcome to join us." J· P. Morgan is indispensable, of course it is good to have Rockefeller join, at least Rockefeller can bear part of the cost of developing the market, of course, it doesn't matter, even if J· P. Morgan bears the cost of market development alone, and J. Morgan bears the cost of market development. P. Morgan has no opinion, then the profit will be higher.
"Okay gentlemen, let's not talk about these unappetizing topics, the beautiful scenery of the good day, the bright moon in the sky, shouldn't we enjoy the food and the moonlight tonight?" Li Mu didn't want to drag for too long, there were still a lot of guests invited by Rockefeller, and the guests who were qualified to be invited by Rockefeller would certainly not be too low, at least they all had the qualifications to become Li Mu and Rockefeller's partners.
That's not fun.